Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Lebanon, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Lebanon, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 74.7% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Lebanon, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2020.
be 71.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 9.7% as of 2007.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Lebanon, however, that number is 27.4% as of 2011.
Life
have 28.8% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lebanon, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lebanon, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lebanon, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.4% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lebanon, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.9% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Lebanon spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lebanon, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Lebanon, that number is 225 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Lebanon: At a glance
How big is Lebanon compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.